Double Free in libdwarf - CVE-2024-2002
Published: April 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88537
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2002
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: David Anderson
Affected software:
libdwarf
libdwarf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling DWARF objects. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-2002
Install updates from vendor's website.